中国支线航空运输业的现状与前景

Present Situation and Prospect of China Air Feeder Transport Industry

在我国,支线航空主要指省内及邻省中小城市间的航空客货运输,航线距离一般不超过500千米.我国支线航空运输是从80年代初才开始起步的,以国产Y-7飞机为主力机型.“八五”期间统计数据表明,我国的支线运输航线从67条增加到84条。

China air feeder transport, started in the early 1980s, uses indigenous Y7 aircraft as the main type. The imported western advanced aircraft are quite limited, only including 4 Saab340s, 3 Dash-8s and 5 undelivered ATR-72s. According to the statistics of 1991-1995, the route number grew from 67 to 84 during the five years, passenger traffic from 1. 04 million to 3. 4 million, air cargo from 11 thousand tonnes to 24 thousand tonnes, with increasing rates of 25%, 227% and 118% respectively. In contrast with the trunk air transport, these growing rates are insignificant to mention. How is the air feeder prospective market in China? The author, president of Shandong Airlines operating 4 Saab340s, analyses the status of the industry and gives his opinions about the trend in the article. Due to the jump of Chinese economy and gradual improvement of infrastructure, air feeder transport would be a big market, he expects.